Authorization for External Data Sources

Security Requirement

It MUST be verified that the principal accessing an external data source has permissions to access or modify the data. Authentication alone (knowing who the principal is) is not sufficient; authorization (what they can do) must also be enforced.

Authorization Scope

Operation	Authorization Check
Read data	Does the principal have read permission for this specific data?
Write data	Does the principal have write permission?
Modify schema	Does the principal have administrative permissions?
Delete data	Does the principal have delete permission?
Bulk export	Does the principal have permission for bulk data access?

Principle of Least Privilege

Each AI system component should have only the minimum data access permissions needed: